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Personally i dont think defoliation is necessary with a plant or 2. Definitely is something that should be done when you have more than a couple of plants in a sea of green grow that has a thick canopy. But that is something that will be debated till the end of time haha. Looks great though! You are on the right track!Thanks! :) I was reading very mixed things... Some were suggesting defoliation increases yield/volume and others were saying it was useless, then some were super against it to the point of insulting others o.O So thank you for a respectful, informative post. I will def keep that in mind, though I think she will be fine as she is from now on until harvest in a couple weeks/months.
As far as the strange nute issue goes, would you say it's normal for a plant to want more than the recommended dose or is it the sign of something bigger like a root problem or incoming deficiency? I'm also a little weirded out at the purple stems... Some have turned back to green, others are a weird green/purple/red mixture and others are nearly fully purple/red? Is this perhaps genetic or could it be linked to the nutrients?
Personally i dont think defoliation is necessary with a plant or 2. Definitely is something that should be done when you have more than a couple of plants in a sea of green grow that has a thick canopy. But that is something that will be debated till the end of time haha. Looks great though! You are on the right track!
I wouldn't worry about it your main stalks, branches and leaves are were you would see problems. The stems coming off fan leaves always look like that for me. Unless you have discoloration in leaves or branches i wouldn't worry about fan leaf stems turning reddish purple. Although now i am curious why plants do this. Its happened on all of my strains even with very healthy plantsI see your point, I am just a naive newbie who wants some good quality buds just like everyone ;)
Thank you! Do you have any clue what could be causing the strange and seemingly random purpling/redding of some leaf stems? It doesn't SEEM like a deficiency as she is otherwise healthy, but it's strange nevertheless... I've heard some plants genetics allow them to develop more purple or red in their colours that 'average', though I thought that was specific strains... This is a bagseed that I was told came from a Northern Lights x Lemon Haze mix. How true this is, I don't know, but it holds up considering they are common strains where I live! (albeit, sometimes grown/dried rather shitty...)
I wouldn't worry about it your main stalks, branches and leaves are were you would see problems. The stems coming off fan leaves always look like that for me. Unless you have discoloration in leaves or branches i wouldn't worry about fan leaf stems turning reddish purple. Although now i am curious why plants do this. Its happened on all of my strains even with very healthy plants
Fascinating! Adding to that, I just found this link which explain this purple colouring very well myself,LEDs seem to cause more purple and red pigmentation on stems but only on strains that create anthocyanins. I love giving people more information than they ask for so here you are.:)
I think it is genetic though and nothing to worry about.
Just linked the exactly same link as you, my bad :P" The word Anthocyanin was created by a German botanist named Ludwig Marquart in 1835. The word "anthocyanin" is derived from two Greek words – anthos meaning Flower and Kyanos meaning blue, which translate to “Blue Flower.” Anthocyanins are water-soluble flavonoids which contain coloring pigment usually found in the epidermal layer of plants. The range of the color spectrum vary from blues and purples, to pinks and magentas depending on the pH. The anthocyanins are present within the vacuole of the cells in plants tissues, leaves, fruits, and flowers. The pigment can also travel up trichome stalks from the bract where the trichome is attached, and even sometimes within the trichome head itself. Anthocyanins are powerful pigments compounds, and cannabis only needs to produce small amounts of these chemicals to produce a strong color."
http://hightimes.com/grow/cannabis-anthocyanins-a-closer-look-at-the-color-purple-in-cannabis/
Its happened on all of my strains even with very healthy plants
Ahh, I understand. :) I was thinking of either Grapefruit Diesel or Strawberry Kush for my next grow, do you have any experience with either strains and would they be fairly straight forward for a second grow in my newbie hands? :PColder temps will bring it out later in flower some but if you really want those colors you should look for the genetic traits from breeders.
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